The 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Durban, South Africa chose Pyeongchang, South Korea as the site for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games by a vote of sixty-three votes. Munich, Germany was second place by twenty-five votes. Annecy, France was third place by seven points. So off we go to PyeongChang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. As for the medals, Germany is leading with four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals. The Netherlands is in second place with four gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. Norway is in third place with two gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals. Canada is in fourth place with two gold medals, four silver medals and one bronze medals. The United States of America is in fifth place with two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze. The host country, South Korea shares eighth place with Austria (Both countries have one gold medals, zero silver medals and zero bronze medals). The other host country Unified Korea is in last place with zero gold medals, zero silver medals and zero bronze medals. Unified Korea only qualified for Women's Hockey and they lost to both Switzerland 8 to 0 and also to Sweden 8 to 0. Unified Korean Women's Hockey Team plays Japan on February 14, 2018---Valentines Day.
Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva before and during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Awkward seating chart during the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Row One: South Korean President Moon Jae-in, South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, United States of America Second Lady Karen Pence, United States of America Vice President Mike Pence and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Row Two: Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korean Parliament and Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean Supreme Leader as well as Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong un and also Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean Cheerleaders during the Opening Ceremony to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea
United States of America figure skater Mirai Nagasu
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